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Though not the best of the Fred Astaire musicals, Second Chorus is the most easily accessible thanks to its current public-domain status. Astaire and Burgess Meredith play Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor, friendly-enemy musicians who after spending seven years in a college band aspire to join the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Danny and Hank also spend a lot of time vying over the attentions of their pretty manager Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard). While Paulette Goddard later became Mrs. Burgess Meredith in real life, guess who wins her hand in this picture? Charles Butterworth steals the show as Mr. Chisholm, a music-loving eccentric who finances Shaw's "swing concerto" concert at Carnegie Hall. Oh, and Fred Astaire dances, too. Hal Erickson

Product Details

• UPC: 089218604392
• Source: ALPHA VIDEO
• Region Code: 0
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Presentation: B&W
• Language: English
• Time: 1:24:00
• Sales Rank: 20,964

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Second Chorus / That's Dancing!
• Classic Musicals
• Hollywood Classics: 100 Movie Pack
• Musicals from Hollywood's Golden Age
• Family Collection: 250 Movies
• Nostalgia Collection: Fred Astaire - Second Chorus/Royal Wedding

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